Mechanical device particularly for moving the seat and backrest of a chair

ABSTRACT

A mechanical device, comprising a single plate that is connectable under a chair and with which an actuation rod can be associated transversely for the combined rotation and translational motion of an intermediate element pivoted inside a box-like body that is partially accommodated at a first seat formed below the single plate, the box-like body being associable with a central column and interacting with oscillation compensators that interact with the single plate.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a mechanical device, particularly suitable for the movement of a chair.

Mechanical devices of a known type are currently in use which are commonly known as rocker plates and comprise a first plate that is associable under the lower surface of the chair.

Said first plate has two first shoulders that protrude laterally and downward, so as to form an interspace for accommodating a second plate that is smaller and approximately U-shaped, so as to form two second shoulders.

In particular, the second plate is pivoted to the first plate by way of a pivot that is arranged transversely approximately at the centerline of the first and second shoulders, which act as means for limiting the stroke of the mutual oscillation between the first and second plates.

Oscillation compensating means are associated with the second plate in a forward position and comprise a pair of shells between which a spring is accommodated; said spring can be preloaded during a backward oscillation of the chair.

The compensation means further comprise a tension element, arranged coaxially to the spring, for connection to the first plate.

In particular, the traction element has a head that can be arranged in abutment against the upper surface of the first plate and with which a stem is associated; said stem passes through suitable first holes formed in the first and second plates, so as to associate with a nut that is accommodated in a knob arranged on the outside of the lower half-shell.

The stem and the nut are threaded, so that a rotation of the knob produces a translational motion of the nut along the stem of the tension element and therefore a compression of the spring between the two shells.

To the rear of the compensating means, a third plate is further associated with the second plate; the third plate is also approximately U-shaped and is provided with two third shoulders for contact against the lower surface of the second plate.

The second and third plates respectively have a second hole and a third hole, formed along the same axis, which constitute a seat for accommodating the upper end of a central column for supporting the chair.

The central column of the mechanical device of a known type accommodates a gas-filled cylinder, whose stroke is controlled by activating an upper button.

Such button can be activated selectively by the user by way of the rotation that can be imparted to a rod that is pivoted transversely and approximately horizontally to the mechanical device.

In particular, the rod is arranged so as to pass through two fourth holes, which are formed transversely in the second shoulders and through a slot and is a fifth hole, both provided in the first shoulders.

In this manner, an axial movement of the rod entails the disengagement or, alternately, the engagement of its free end in the fifth hole, allowing or not the free oscillation of the first plate and of the chair with respect to the second plate and the central column.

The main drawback of this mechanical device of a known type is that the first shoulders, which are designed to protect against accidental insertion of fingers in the mechanism, often do not offer complete safety for the user during the oscillation of the chair.

Another disadvantage is that in order to provide mechanical devices of the known type it is necessary, so as to ensure good mechanical strength, to use plates of particularly high thickness, for example 3 millimeters or more.

This entails a considerable use of material, usually steel, with consequent considerable expenses and a high overall weight of the invention.

Another drawback of known types is that the mechanical device is particularly complicated to manufacture, since it usually requires welding between said second and third plates.

Another important drawback is that the tension element must be inserted in the first holes manually, before assembling the compensating means: this entails a further cost increase and considerably greater constructive complexity.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The aim of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems, eliminating the drawbacks of the cited known art, by providing a mechanical device that allows to rock the chair in maximum safety, avoiding the danger of injury to fingers due to accidental jamming in the mechanism of said device.

Within this aim, an object of the invention is to provide a device that allows to reduce manufacturing costs, preferably by way of a reduction of the number of components and of the amount of material employed, and by way of an improvement of the efficiency of the manufacturing process.

In particular, an object of the present invention is to be very strong and at the same time light, mainly due to an overall weight reduction and to the use of reduced thicknesses of material.

Another important object is to provide a device that allows rapid and effective assembly of the compensation means, which can optionally be performed after the assembly of the device.

Another object is to facilitate and simplify the activation of the device on the part of the user by way of an optimum placement of the actuation rod.

Another object is to provide a device that is structurally simple and can be manufactured with machines of a known type.

This aim and these and other objects that will become better apparent hereinafter are achieved by a mechanical device, characterized in that it comprises a single plate that is associable under a chair and with which an actuation rod can be associated transversely for the combined rotation and translational motion of an intermediate element that is pivoted inside a box-like body that is partially accommodated at a first seat formed below said single plate, said box-like body being associable with a central column and interacting with oscillation compensation means that interact with said single plate.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Further characteristics and advantages of the invention will become better apparent from the following detailed description of a particular but not exclusive embodiment thereof, illustrated by way of non-limitative example in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the mechanical device according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view of the single plate;

FIG. 3 is a transverse sectional view of the single plate, taken along a broken line;

FIGS. 4 and 5 are bottom views of the device with the rod in two different positions;

FIGS. 6 to 8 are various views of the device with the rod arranged in the position for blocking oscillation;

FIGS. 9 to 11 are various views of the device with the rod arranged in the free oscillation position;

FIGS. 12 and 13 are partially sectional side views of the device illustrating two steps of the insertion of the compensation means;

FIGS. 14 and 15 are top views of the device without the single plate and with the rod arranged in two different positions;

FIG. 16 is an exploded view of the device provided with additional means for locking the plate by interference;

FIGS. 17 and 18 are views, similar to FIGS. 14 and 15, showing said additional means during activation for locking the plate by interference.

In the embodiments that follow, individual characteristics, given in relation to specific examples, may actually be interchanged with other different characteristics that exist in other embodiments.

Moreover, it is noted that anything found to be already known during the patenting process is understood not to be claimed and to be the subject of a disclaimer.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

With reference to the figures, the reference numeral 1 designates a mechanical device that is particularly suitable for the movement of a chair.

The mechanical device 1 comprises a single plate 2, which is approximately rectangular and is associable under the chair, for example by means of a plurality of screws, not shown, which pass within respective slots, generally designated by the reference numeral 3 and formed at the corners of the plate 2.

An approximately oval ridge 4 protrudes downward at the perimeter region of the single plate 2, and its transverse cross-section is essentially triangular with rounded corners.

The ridge 4 forms, approximately centrally and below the plate 2, a first seat 5 for partially accommodating a box-like body 6 that is associable with a central column 7, shown partially in FIG. 1, for supporting the chair.

In particular, the box-like body 6 has a base 8, which is approximately flat and oval and from which a hollow and substantially cylindrical stem 9 protrudes downward and in an off-center position; such stem can be accommodated in a complementarily shaped cavity 10, which is formed axially at the upper end of the central column 7.

A lateral edge, designated by the reference numeral 11, protrudes vertically and perimetrically to the base 8 of the box-like body 6, and two mutually facing first holes 12 a and 12 b are formed transversely to said edge.

The pair of first holes 12 a and 12 b is preferably formed in the lateral edge 11 along an axis that is approximately perpendicular to the axis of the stem 9 and to the longitudinal central axis of the box-like body 6, so as to allow to position two respective bushes 13 a and 13 b for supporting a transverse pivot 14.

Said pivot is arranged approximately at a central axis that lies transversely to the box-like body 6.

The transverse pivot 14 has free ends, designated by the reference numerals 14 a and 14 b, which protrude outside the bushes 13 a and 13 b and are accommodated in respective pairs of second holes, generally designated by the reference numerals 15 a and 15 b, which are formed in the ridge 4 of the single plate 2 along the same axis as the pivot 14.

In this manner, the single plate 2 is pivoted to the box-like body 6 about an axis that passes through the pivot 14.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 9, the shape of the upper perimetric edge of the lateral edges 11 of the box-like body 6 is preferably shaped, when viewed from the side, slightly like an inverted V with the vertex located approximately above the pivot 14, so as to form first and second flat portions 11 a and 11 b for limiting the stroke of the oscillation of the plate 2 with respect to the box-like body 6.

In this manner, it is possible to define a first position, which is not rotated (FIGS. 6 to 8) and in which the plate 2 rests on the first flat stroke limiting portions 11 a, and a second rotated position (FIGS. 9 to 11), in which the plate 2 rests on the second flat stroke limiting portions 11 b.

A rod, designated by the reference numeral 16, is further associable transversely with the plate 2 and with the box-like body 6 and comprises first and second portions 16 a and 16 b that are approximately straight and lie on the same axis and are mutually connected by a third portion 16 c that is approximately C-shaped and is accommodated inside the box-like body 6.

The first portion 16 a, which is short, and the second portion 16 b, which is longer, can pass through a pair of third holes, respectively designated by the reference numerals 17 a and 17 b, which are formed in the box-like body 6 along an axis that is substantially parallel to the axis of the pivot 14 and is provided in the opposite direction with respect to the stem 9.

Moreover, the second portion 16 b protrudes outside the mechanical device 1 through a first recess or flattened portion 18, which is provided in the ridge 4 of the plate 2, and is connected, at its outer end, to a fourth portion 16 d, which is oblique and in turn is connected to a knob 19.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the rod 16 can perform an axial translational motion of a preset length between two end positions, one in which the first portion 16 a is almost entirely accommodated in the box-like body 6 (FIG. 4) and another in which the first portion 16 a is arranged within a second recess or flattened portion 20, which is formed in the ridge 4 opposite the first flattened portion 18 and is shallower than said first portion.

In this manner, the position of the rod 16 determines the degrees of freedom of the single plate 2 with respect to the box-like body 6; when the first portion 16 a is accommodated in the box-like body 6, the plate 2 can rotate freely counterclockwise, from the first position of FIG. 6 to the second position of FIG. 9.

Vice versa, starting from the first position of FIG. 6 and arranging the first portion 16 a of the rod 16 within the second flattened portion 20, the plate 2 is locked by means of the interference of the first portion 16 a with the ridge 4 of the plate 2.

The first portion 16 a of the rod 16 and the flattened portion 20 form means suitable to lock the plate by interference with respect to the box-like body.

The rod 16 further allows to actuate the axial translational motion and partial rotation of an intermediate element 21, which is pivoted inside the box-like body 6.

The intermediate element 21 has, in plan view, an approximately triangular shape, which forms a base side 21 a, which is arranged at the pivot 14 parallel to the axis thereof, and a vertex 21 b, which is arranged opposite the base side 21 a and is directed toward the C-shaped third portion 16 c of the rod 16.

In particular, proximate and parallel to the base side 21 a there is, in the intermediate element 21, a fourth through hole 22 for the passage of the transverse pivot 14, so as to provide the pivoting of the intermediate element 21.

Proximate to the vertex 21 b there is a transverse slot 23, which is formed approximately parallel to the pivot 14, for partially accommodating rotatably the third portion 16 c.

In this manner, a rotation of the rod 16 about the axis of the first and second portions 16 a and 16 b produces a rotation of the intermediate element 21 about the pivot 14.

In particular, when the knob 19 is lifted, the third portion 16 c and the vertex 21 b are rotated downward, so as to force a contact between a preset lower protrusion 21 c of the intermediate element 21 and a button 24 that protrudes at the top of a gas-filled cylinder of a known type, designated by is the reference numeral 25, which is accommodated in the central column 7.

The button 24 constitutes the means for activating the gas-filled cylinder 25, accordingly allowing the user to vary the distance of the chair from the ground.

Oscillation compensation means, designated by the reference numeral 26, interacting with the single plate 2 for compensating the oscillation thereof, protrude below the box-like body 6 approximately opposite the stem 9 of the box-like body 6 with respect to an axis that approximately coincides with the axis of the pivot 14.

The compensation means 26 comprise a first half-shell and a second half-shell, designated by the reference numerals 27 and 28, which are mutually associable so as to form an enclosure that has a substantially ovoid shape.

The first half-shell 27, which is arranged, upon mounting in a lower position with respect to the second, upper half-shell 28 and has a larger diameter, is provided with a fifth axial through hole 29, which is connected to a second seat 30 that is external and wider and is designed to accommodate a complementarily shaped nut 31 that is threaded internally.

The complementarily threaded end, designated by the reference numeral 32 a, of a tension element 32 is associable with the nut 31; said tension element is partially accommodated in the first half-shell 27 and the second half-shell 28 and protrudes therefrom through a sixth upper hole 33.

The tension element 32 has a head 32 b that is approximately T-shaped and protrudes above the sixth hole 33; the head 32 b can be made to pass, during assembly, through a first slot 34 that is formed in the base 8 of the box-like body 6, approximately opposite the position of the stem 9, and is obtained along the longitudinal central axis of the body 6.

The head 32 b can further pass through a second slot 35, which is approximately similar to the preceding one and is formed, along the same axis, within the single plate 2.

A third seat 36 for accommodating the head 32 b is provided beforehand on the upper surface of the plate 2, transversely to the second slot 35, in order to provide a nonrotating bayonet-like coupling of the tension element 32 to the plate 2.

In this manner, the tension element 32 also acts as an element for interconnecting the compensation means 26 and the plate 2.

The tension element 32, by interacting with the first half-shell 27 and with the nut 31, also allows to adjust the compression of an elastically deformable element, such as a helical spring 37, which is conveniently accommodated between a first annular pad 38 a and a second annular pad 38 b, which are in turn respectively accommodated in the first and second half-shells 27 and 28.

A rotation of the first half-shell 27 in fact entails an axial translational motion of the nut 31 along the complementarily threaded end 32 a of the tension element 32, so as to move the first pad 38 a toward the second pad 38 b and thus increase or decrease the compression of the spring 37.

During the use of the chair, the activation of the spring 37 is achieved as a consequence of the oscillation of the plate 2 with respect to the box-like body 6: in particular, it is preloaded during the backward rotation of the chair imparted by the user (counterclockwise until the position of FIG. 9 is reached).

Then, once the force that produced the backward oscillation is no longer applied, the spring 37 imposes a clockwise rotation, actuating the return to the original position of FIG. 6.

A rotation of the first half-shell 27 with respect to the tension element 32 entails a variation of the compression of the spring 37 and therefore a variation of the behavior of the compensation means 26 in controlling the oscillation of the plate 2 with respect to the box-like body 6.

The second slot 35 can be obtained advantageously by cutting the plate 2 and subsequently subjecting it to localized deformation, so as to obtain a bridge 39 that constitutes a stroke limiting element for the tension element 32.

If the first half-shell 27 is compressed toward the second half-shell 28, contact in fact occurs between the head 32 b of the tension element 32 and the bridge 39, thus avoiding damage of the lower surface, not shown, of the chair.

The single plate 2 and the box-like body 6 can be obtained by means of a pressing operation starting from a single metal sheet: the type of process and most of all the particular chosen configuration, which is extremely compact and substantially free from weak regions, allow to provide the invention starting from metal plates of limited thickness, for example on the order of 2-2.5 millimeters, with consequent considerable financial advantages.

Operation is therefore as follows: with reference to the figures, the user can actuate the rod by imparting a translational motion thereto, so as to produce the selective and temporary interconnection of the first portion 16 a with the second flattened portion 20, allowing or not the oscillation of the chair.

Moreover, the user can act on the knob 19 of the rod 16, lifting it and thus entailing a rotation of said rod.

This produces the activation, by the third portion 16 c, of the button 24 of the gas-filled cylinder 25, with the consequent possibility to adjust the height of the chair from the ground.

The operation for activating the gas-filled cylinder is facilitated by the fact that the knob 19 protrudes in front of the rod 16, and therefore laterally to the user, and so can be accessed easily.

This is due to the fact that differently from the background art, the third portion 16 c is directed, with respect to the axis that passes through the first and second portions, away from the fourth portion 16 d for connection to the knob.

It has thus been found that the invention has achieved the intended aim and objects, a mechanical device having been provided which allows to adjust the chair easily and in maximum safety.

This is due mainly to the fact that the shape of the invention is such as to comprise a single plate that accommodates, in each step of the oscillation, the upper edges of the box-like body.

Moreover, the interspace between the box-like body and the respective seat is very small and in any case not sufficient to allow the accidental insertion or jamming of the fingers of the user inside the mechanism.

The invention can be worked by pressing, and in this manner no operations for mutually welding the components are necessary.

Moreover, the reduction in the number of components and the simplification of the operations for assembling them, such as for example the bayonet-like insertion of the T-shaped tension element, entail faster assembly and an optimization of production steps and of the organization of inventory reserves.

These technical solutions and others entail a considerable reduction of manufacturing costs, while keeping at least unchanged the strength of the mechanical device.

At the same time, the invention has the advantage of having a reduced weight, mainly due to the use of reduced thicknesses of material and to the improvement of the efficiency of the components used.

The invention is of course susceptible of numerous modifications and variations, all of which are within the scope of the appended claims.

The materials used, as well as the dimensions that constitute the individual components of the invention, may of course be more pertinent according to specific requirements.

The various means for performing the different functions mentioned and defined by the claims need not certainly coexist or be present only in the illustrated embodiment but can be used, per se, in different embodiments of chair mechanisms other than those illustrated.

FIGS. 16, 17 and 18 illustrate additional means that are suitable to lock the plate 2 by interference; said locking means are constituted by a lever or latch 40, which is substantially L-shaped so as to form a first wing 41 and a second wing 42, arranged on the same plane and provided, in the connecting region, with a locking pivot 44 obtained during pressing, which protrudes at least below the latch 40 for pivoting said lever to the box-like body 6.

The locking pivot 44 is in fact accommodated at a suitable seat 45, formed on the base 8 of the box-like body 6 in a region that is adjacent to the third hole 17 b, on the opposite side with respect to the first slot 34.

The free end of the first wing 41, which when inactive lies approximately transversely to the box-like body 6, has a tooth 46 that is directed, in the condition in which the interference locking means are not activated, along an axis that is approximately longitudinal to the box-like body.

A protrusion 47 projects at the free end of the second wing 42 along a plane that is perpendicular to said wing, and can be arranged at a suitable eighth hole 48 formed at the overlying intermediate element 21.

The tooth 46 instead faces the adjacent lateral edge 11 of the box-like body 6; at said tooth there is, on said lateral edge, a milling 49 that is suitable to allow the free sliding therein of the tooth 46 until it protrudes outside the lateral edge 11.

As shown in FIGS. 17 and 18, a movement of the rod 16 that places the first portion 16 a of said rod inside the second flattened portion 20 is also matched by a rotation imparted to the lever 40, by way of the interference of the protrusion 47 with the eighth hole 48 formed in the intermediate element 21.

In this manner, the tooth 46 protrudes beyond the milling 49 and engages at a suitable locator formed at the single plate 2, thus further locking its movement.

The disclosures in Italian Patent Application No. TV2003A000021 from which this application claims priority are incorporated herein by reference. 

1. A mechanical device, comprising: a single plate having upper and lower surfaces and being fixedly connectable at said upper surface under a chair for joint oscillation therewith; a first seat formed in said single plate at said lower surface thereof; a box shaped body partially accommodated at said first seat, said box shaped body having a base that is connectable to a central column for supporting the chair; an intermediate element that is mounted pivoted inside said box shaped body, under said single plate, so as to be able to perform combined rotation and translation motion; oscillation compensation means that interact with said box shaped body and single plate to compensate oscillation thereof; and an actuation rod transversely connected with said single plate for actuating said intermediate element to perform said combined rotation and translational motion.
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 3. The mechanical device of claim 1, wherein said first seat is shaped complementarily to said box-like body and is formed by a ridge that protrudes, in use, perimetrically downward from said single plate.
 4. The mechanical device of claim 3, wherein said ridge is substantially oval in plan view, and triangular with rounded corners in transverse cross-section.
 5. The mechanical device of claim 3, wherein said box-like body comprises said base that is substantially flat and oval and a hollow connecting stem for connection to said central column, said connecting stem protruding, in use, downwardly in an off-center position of said single plate.
 6. The mechanical device of claim 5, further comprising: a lateral edge that protrudes perimetrically vertically from said base of said box-like body and is directed, in use, upwardly; two first supporting holes formed transversely to said edge; and a transverse pivot mounted at said first supporting hole for mutually pivoting said box-like body and said single plate.
 7. The mechanical device of claim 6, wherein said two first holes face each other and are formed in said lateral edge along an axis that is perpendicular to an axis of said stem and to a longitudinal central axis of said box-like body, and are provided with two supporting bushes for said transverse pivot.
 8. The mechanical device of claim 7, further comprising pairs of second holes formed in said ridge of said single plate, along a common axis with said pivot, the free ends of said pivot protruding externally to said bushes, so as to be accommodated in said pairs of second holes.
 9. The mechanical device of claim 8, wherein said actuation rod comprises a first portion and a second portion, which are substantially straight, lie on a same axis, and are connected to each other by a third C-shaped portion, said third portion being accommodated inside said box-like body, so as to interact with said intermediate element.
 10. The mechanical device of claim 9, comprising third holes formed in said box-like body along an axis parallel to the axis of said pivot, on an opposite side with respect to said stem, said first and second portions passing through said two third holes, and said single plate comprising first and second recesses or flattened portions, formed in said ridge, for accommodating said first and second portions.
 11. The mechanical device of claim 10, wherein the first recess or flattened portion is deeper than the second recess or flattened portion, so as to allow free oscillation of said single plate with respect to said box-like body.
 12. The mechanical device of clam 11, wherein said second recess or flattened portion is shallow, such as to ensure temporary oscillation locking of said box-like body and said single plate when said first portion is accommodated in said second recess or flattened portion.
 13. The mechanical device of claim 10, wherein said intermediate element has, in plan view, a substantially triangular shape that forms a base side, which is arranged at said transverse pivot parallel to the axis of the transverse pivot, and a vertex, said vertex lying opposite said base side and being directed toward said third C-shaped portion of said actuation rod.
 14. The mechanical device of claim 13, wherein said intermediate element has a fourth through hole that is formed parallel to said base side and proximate thereto in order to partially and rotatably accommodate said transverse pivot.
 15. The mechanical device of claim 14, wherein said intermediate element has, proximate to said vertex thereof, a transverse slot that is parallel to the axis of said transverse pivot in order to partially and rotatably accommodate said third portion of said actuation rod.
 16. The mechanical device of claim 15, comprising a gas-filled cylinder accommodated in said central column, rotation of said actuation rod about the axis of said first and second rod portions producing rotation of said intermediate element about said transverse pivot, so as to actuate said gas-filled cylinder.
 17. The mechanical device of claim 16, comprising: a preset protrusion which protrudes downward from said intermediate element; a button that protrudes above said gas-filled cylinder; and a knob associated with an end of said actuation rod that is liftable so as to rotate downwards said vertex of said intermediate element and to force contact between a preset protrusion.
 18. The mechanical device of claim 1, wherein said compensation means comprise a first half-shell and a second half-shell, which are mutually connectable so as to form an ovoid enclosure for an elastically deformable element, formed by a spring, and by a tension element arranged coaxial to said spring, said enclosure accommodating said elastically deformable element for interconnecting said first lower half-shell and said single plate, said tension element comprising a treaded end, a complementarily threaded nut connectable to said threaded end and with said first half-shell, and a head that is T-shaped and protrudes above said single plate.
 19. The mechanical device of claim 18, wherein said tension element comprises a stem that is arranged so as to pass through a sixth hole, which is formed above said second half-shell, and said head is arranged so as to pass within a first slot formed in said base of said box-like body.
 20. The mechanical device of claim 19, wherein said head of said tension element is arranged so as to pass through a second slot, which is similar to said first slot and is formed along a same axis with said first slot within said single plate.
 21. The mechanical device of claim 20, wherein said first and second slots are arranged along said same axis thereof, which is parallel to the longitudinal central axis of said box-like body.
 22. The mechanical device of claim 21, wherein said first and second slots are longer than a transverse arm of said T-shaped head of said tension element, in order to allow passage therethrough of said head.
 23. The mechanical device of claim 22, wherein said single plate has, on an upper surge thereof, a third longitudinal seat that is formed along a transverse direction with respect to said second slot, in order to accommodate said T-shaped head of said tension element, and to allow nonrotating bayonet-type coupling between said tension element and said single plate.
 24. The mechanical device of claim 2, wherein said oscillation compensation means arm connectable with said single plate after assembly of said oscillation compensation means.
 25. The mechanical device of claim 23, comprising a bridge that protrudes, in use, upwardly and constitutes a stroke limiting element for said tension element, said second slot being provided by cut through said single plate and deformed locally to form said bridge.
 26. The mechanical device of claim 1, wherein said box-like body and said single plate are press shaped in a single sheet of metal.
 27. The mechanical device of claim 23, further comprising additional locking means for looking said single plate by interference, said additional locking means being constituted by an L-shaped lever or latch that comprises a first wing and a second wing that lie on the same plane and have, in a connecting region thereof, a locking pivot that is press shaped and protrudes at least below said lever or latch, for providing pivoting of said lever or latch to said box-like body, said locking pivot being accommodated at a seat formed in said base of said box-like body in a region that is adjacent to said third hole on an opposite side with respect to said first slot.
 28. The device of claim 27, wherein a fee end of said first wing is arranged, in use and when inactive, transversely to said box-like body, and has a tooth directed, with said additional interference locking means in a not activated configuration, along an axis that is longitudinal to said box-like body, and said second wing having a protrusion that projects at a free end thereof along a plane that is perpendicular to said second wing and arrangeable at an eighth hole formed at said overlying intermediate element.
 29. The device of claim 28, comprising a milling formed on said lateral edge and at said tooth, said tooth acing said adjacent lateral edge of said box-like body, and said milling allowing free sliding therein of said tooth until the tooth protrudes outside said lateral edge.
 30. The device of claim 29, comprising an abutment provided at said single plate, a movement of said rod that places said first portion of said rod within said second flattened portion being matched by a rotation imparted to said latch or lever, with the consequent arrangement of said tooth beyond said milling so as to engage at said abutment to faker lock movement of the rod.
 31. The device of claim 1, further comprising a bayonet-type coupling that couples said oscillation compensation means to said single plate.
 32. A mechanical device, comprising: a single plate having upper and lower surfaces and being fixedly connectable at said upper under a chair for joint oscillation therewith; a first seat formed in said single plate at said lower surface thereof; a box shaped body partially accommodated at said first seat, said box shaped body having a base that is connectable to a central column for supporting the chair; oscillation compensation means that interact with said box shaped body and single plate to compensate oscillation thereof, and an actuation rod transversely connected with said single plate so as to perform translation motions between two end positions, a first one in which the single plate is allowed to freely rotate, and a second one in which the single plate is locked in rotation.
 33. A mechanical device, comprising: a single plate having upper and lower surfaces ad being fixedly connectable at said upper surface under a chair for joint oscillation therewith; a first seat formed in said single plate at said lower surge thereof; a box shaped body partially accommodated at ad first seat, said box shaped body having a base that is connectable to a central column for supporting the chair; an intermediate element that is mounted pivoted inside said box shaped body, under said singe plate, so as to be able to perform combined rotation and translation motion such as to actuate height adjust of the chair with respect to ground; oscillation compensation means that interact with said box shaped body and single plate to compensate oscillation thereof; and an actuation rod that is transversely connected with said single plate so as to be movable to perform translation motions between two end positions, a first one in which the single plate is allowed to freely rotate and a second one in which the single plate is looked in rotation, and to perform rotation motions, the translation and rotation motions of said actuation rod being further adapted to actuate said intermediate element to perform said combined rotation and translational motion. 